The rise in suspension and debarment actions are not an isolated case, but are rather part of a larger trend of increases scrutinty and pressure on contractors.
New reports show that the government has become more aggressive in how it uses its suspension and debarment powers, with those enforcement actions more than doubling in the last five years.
With the OASIS awards now complete, the inevitable questions are being raised about bid protests, but GSA has held fast through the small business protests, so there's no reason to think they'll do anything different with their large business awards.
The General Services Administration has completed the award phase of its huge OASIS contract for professional services with the awarding of contracts to 74 companies in OASIS's full-and-open portion.
Several small business proposals are working their way through Congress and could impact strategic sourcing, contract bundling, subcontracting goals and even reverse auctions. We get the scoop at Montgomery County's GovConNet conference.
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Training has won a $38.5 million order for integration services for an advanced data transfer system on the MH-60 helicopter.
GAO has denied NASA's request to reconsider its decision to sustain Wyle's bid protest of a contract award to SAIC. With $1.8 billion at stake, it's likely the battle will shift to the Court of Federal Claims.
Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded a $101.9 million contract modification to work on software and logistics systems for F-35 fighters being purchased by Israel.
Under a $16 million contract, Agilex will build a solution for Veterans Affairs that will let doctors and other clinicians view medical imagery on mobile devices.
The Army needs to extend its $5 billion ITES hardware contract to buy more time to get the new version awarded. Proposals came in over a year ago, and it'll be another year before awards are made.
Former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon offers insights from his years working in the Obama White House, including the capture of Osama Bin Laden, the fallout from Edward Snowden and how you need to consider opportunities along with risk.
DHS has made 68 awards for the $22 billion Eagle II contract, and some of the largest companies in the market have found their way back onto the vehicle. Is the contract finally free of the bid-protest threat?
We've opened the nomination period for the 2014 Fast 50 list where we rank the fastest growing small businesses in the government market. Applications are due June 23.
